Combined cork and cork-puller.



H. KEARNEY. COMBINED CORK AND CORK FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-8, 1909.

Patented Mar. 1, 1910.

HENRY KEARNEY, OF C ARBONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED CORK AND CORK-FULLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

EPW157511.

Patented Mar. 1, 1910.

Application filed March 8, 1909. Serial No. 482,138.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ilnxnr KEARNEY, a E

citizen of the llnited States, residing at Carbondale, in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain 'new and useful Improvements in Combined Corks and Cork-Pullers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to stopper extractors, and has specially in view a device of the character stated which may be carried by the stopper and so fastened thereto whereby it will offer no resistance whatever to the stopper being placed in sealing posilion within the outlet of'a bottle, yet being at all times in position where it may be readily used to remove the stopper from the bottle neck.

Vith the above and other objects in view,

the invention contemplates the employmentof a plurality of strands of resilient material, such as wire which are passed through a bottle stopper at different points and have one of their ends fastened together on the bottom of the stopper, their other ends being twisted together and formed into a convenient hand or finger hold, so as to facilitate the use of the same to remove the stop er from its sealing position.

In carrying out the objects of the invention generally stated above it will, of course, be readily understood that the same'is susceptible of changes in details and structural arrangements, but one preferred and practical embodiment thereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l'is a perspective view of a' cork showing the improved extractor ap )lied thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same showing the extractor with its handle bent parallel with the top surface of the stopper. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view, showing a convenient manner of fastening the lower ends of the extractor together. Fig. 4

is a central vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4:, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a transverse wire or equivalent material being of sufiicient length to permit of their major portions 2 being passed longitudinally through the stopper in regularly spaced-apart positions,-their upper end portions which pro- 1 ject beyond the top of the stopper being bent 1 over onto the said top surface and radiate toward the center thereof as indicated at 3,

. at which point they are bunched and twisted together and extended vertically as indicated at 4, and the end of the twisted vertically extending portion is curved over onto itself to form an eye 5, thereby providin an ellicient finger or hand hold to facilltate the removal of the stopper from its sealing position, as will be obvious.

The lower ends of the major portion, or

body of each strand projects below the bottom of the stopper and the same are bent over onto the bottom surface thereof and radiate toward the center thereof where they meet, as indicated at 6, and have their ends bunched and twisted together as at 7, and then bent over onto the surface of the bottom of the stopper, and may be forced into the material thereof so as to be practically flush with said surface. It will be understood that the operation of twisting each end of the strands together, will cause the radiating portions to bite into the stop per, and cause said radiating portions to be practically flush with the top and bottom surface thereof.

In using the improved extractor, the haudle portion thereof is bent over onto the top of the stopper as indicated in Fig. 2, so that the same will not interfere with the pack-- ing of the same, but when it is desired to remove the stopper from its sealing position, the handle may be readily straightened.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the present invention is one that may be formed from cheap material, and when fastened in the preferred manner described to the stopper, it will have a positive engagement at at least four points thereof, and as each strand is securely fastened together at both ends, it Will.be seen that there is no dangerof the extractor being pulled from engagement with the stopper.

As has been before stated, the extractor may be formed of cheap wire strands, or equivalent material and 1s desi ned to form an integral part thereof, and e furnished with the stoppers. Owin to the nature of the material of which it IS formed, the extractor will not materially add to the cost of the stopper, and it will greatl facilitate the removal of the stopper and also contribute to the life of the same, as will be ob- -vious-.

angular portions and inserted through the stopper at our different points and having their projectin" terminals twisted against and embedded 1-11 the bottom of the. stopper, and said angular portions extending radially across the top of the stopper and contacting therewith.

In testnnony whereof I hereunto athx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

H ENRY K [*1 A R N E Y. Witnesses:

CHARLES H. IIon'rox, MAIIEW F. Kmnxnr. 

